The Hour (الساعة) in the Quran — Key Verses & Related Concepts

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Across The Qur’an

Every surah, shaded by how often this concept appears. Unshaded surahs never mention it.

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Key Verses

Showing 12 of 47 verses that mention this concept.

  1. خَافِضَةٞ رَّافِعَةٌ
    Abasing (some), exalting (others);
    In context

    It will bring the sinful disbelievers low by entering them into the Fire, and it will raise the mindful believers high by entering them into Paradise.

  2. إِنَّهُمۡ يَرَوۡنَهُۥ بَعِيدٗا
    Lo! they behold it afar off
    In context

    Indeed, they think of this punishment to be farfetched and impossible.

  3. 78:3An-NabaNarrative
    ٱلَّذِي هُمۡ فِيهِ مُخۡتَلِفُونَ
    Concerning which they are in disagreement.
    In context

    This Qur’ān that they differ in how they should describe it: is it sorcery, poetry, fortune-telling or the tales of old?

  4. فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلطَّآمَّةُ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ
    But when the great disaster cometh,
    In context

    So when the second blowing will come, which will cover everything with its terror, and the judgement will occur.

  5. 80:33AbasaNarrative
    فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ
    But when the Shout cometh
    In context

    So when the great shriek will come that will deafen the ears i.e. the second blowing.

  6. وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ
    And his mother and his father
    In context

    And he will run from his parents.

  7. وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ
    And his wife and his children,
    In context

    And he will run from his wife and children.

  8. وَأَلۡقَتۡ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتۡ
    And hath cast out all that was in her, and is empty
    In context

    And throws out the treasures and the dead in it and becomes rid of them.

  9. ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
    The Calamity!
    In context

    The hour that strikes the hearts of people because of the severity of its horrors.

  10. مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
    What is the Calamity?
    In context

    What is this hour that strikes the hearts of people because of the severity of its horrors?

  11. وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡقَارِعَةُ
    Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Calamity is!
    In context

    O Messenger! And what do you know of this hour that strikes the hearts of people because of the severity of its horrors? It is the Day of Judgement.

  12. قَدۡ خَسِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِلِقَآءِ ٱللَّهِۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَتۡهُمُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ بَغۡتَةٗ قَالُواْ يَٰحَسۡرَتَنَا عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطۡنَا فِيهَا وَهُمۡ يَحۡمِلُونَ أَوۡزَارَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِمۡۚ أَلَا سَآءَ مَا يَزِرُونَ
    They indeed are losers who deny their meeting with Allah until, when the Hour cometh on them suddenly, they cry: Alas for us, that we neglected it! They bear upon their backs their burdens. Ah, evil is that which they bear!
    In context

    Those who deny the resurrection on the Day of Rising, and regard standing before Allah to be farfetched, are in utter loss. Until, when the Hour comes upon them suddenly without any prior knowledge, they will say, because of extreme regret: Alas for us and what disappointment, due to our having been neglectful of Allah by disbelieving Him and not preparing for the Day of Rising.

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